Ponte Family Estate Winery

First, I have to mention that we researched many many wineries before selecting a few to visit before choosing Ponte Family Estate for our wedding/reception including Thorton, Wiens, Wilson Creek, Faulker, South Coast. After visiting them all, Ponte had the most beautiful grounds and wedding sites, most professional and courteous staff, the best value for the quality. Not to mention that each vendor we interviewed also raved about Ponte.It is very difficult to express in words how wonderful Ponte Family Estate was. The grounds are stunning. Our wedding was in April and the grounds were in full bloom. The vineyards behind the ceremony site has a good amount of green growth that made an exquisite backdrop for our memorable ceremony. We chose the barrel room for our reception. It was the most romantic, unique, intimate setting that we could have chosen for our special event. The barrel room was beautifully decorated with dozens of candles, nice linens, nice chairs; the rustic charm of the wine barrels made a reception site that our guests say was "the most memorable" that have ever been to. Very romantic.Ponte has wonderful wines. They offer a discount on wedding for Ponte wine club members. Since their wines are awesome, it is worth getting a membership. Plus wine club members get two cases of wine when booking a wedding. So, you have wine to remember your wedding for some time after the wedding. The food at our wedding was delicious, perfectly presented and raved over during and after the wedding. We had shrimp and prime rib which was high quality for the cost as compared to other wineries. Combined with tasty wines and champagne, it was the perfect culinary experience for our reception. Also, the staff that worked at the wedding and reception were responsive and professional. The staff was professional and courteous at all phases of planning and during the event. Caren was a wonderful coordinator. She responded quickly and efficiently to all of our requests; they were able to accommodate most of our requests including a different table configuration, linens, food, prices. We communicated mostly with Caren during most of the planning. During the wedding preparation, wedding and reception, there were so many people catering to our needs and wants; honestly, I cannot remember all of their names but our event would not have been the same without them. Every person at Ponte is professional at all times. Some awesome perks for bride and grooms choosing Ponte for their wedding and reception venue include a one year anniversary luncheon, free one year wine club membership for the bride and groom. Bride and groom cottages to prepare for the wedding. These really make you feel like Ponte cares about their bride and grooms.By the way, South Coast Winery is next door and the bride/groom and guests can get a romantic villa for after the wedding so you don't have to drive far after the reception and lots of tasty wine at Ponte. They include a bottle of wine and breakfast with the room if you don't have to rush off to the airport in the morning. A romantic place for your wedding night.Because of the beautiful grounds, the wedding pictures were exquisite.The one thing I would recommend is bringing a flashlight for getting everything out of the cottages after the reception. It was very dark at 10 PM.

My wedding coordinator was awesome (C.Gomez)!!! She was very responsive and professional. Ponte is very beautiful and peaceful. If you are looking for a winery site in Temecula that only caters to one couple per day and one that is gorgeous...then look no further than Ponte Family Estates. My family and guests kept saying how beautiful the place was and that they would have to come back and visit...Ponte Family Estates made my wedding day very special!!!!

pnte is so beautiful,I decided that I will amrry here the first time I went there.great staff and beutiful vineyard background made my wedding special.

We could not have asked for a more amazing location to have my wedding. The facilities at Ponte are beautiful and well designed. They have welcoming cottages for both the bride and groom to spend the day there in peace and quiet. The backdrop of the vineyards is second to none. We had our reception in the extremely unique barrel room. The wedding coordination staff pays attention to every detail. The best part of the wedding had to be the food. The chef's at the Smokehouse restaurant put out a stunning array of menu options and the food tastes fantastic.You cannot go wrong with a wedding at Ponte.

The staff was awesome...everything turned out perfect...and we have the pictures to prove it.

During our wedding planning the special events team got a whole new staff. I have to admitt that I was very nervous about this, but they did such an amazing job. Our guests have not stopped mentioning how wonderful the location, service, food, etc.. We were so pleased that we went with Ponte!

Our Ponte wedding was absolutely perfect! The whole staff was so easy to work with and I had a relatively easy time communicating on weekdays despite planning my wedding from across the country. The venue was simply beautiful, the food was delicious, and I received so many compliments about the venue! Caren Gomez was great, and the catering staff who handled our rehearsal dinner and wedding were incredibly helpful, friendly, and warm!

The staff at Ponte was super easy to work with. We loved the vibe and atmosphere at Ponte. Plus now we are wine club members since we got married there and we can continue to enjoy the place we got married at for years to come. The staff made the day run seemless, my bridesmaids were able to enjoy the wedding with me and not have to worry about last minute details. Everything was perfect!! I enjoyed every minute of my wedding at Ponte Winery!!

Ponte is a beautiful place to get married in many ways. The venue is gorgeous. The staff was very attentive during the planning stages and equally helpful in executing a beautiful reception. We had our reception in the Barrel Room. I think it is unparalleled in uniqueness, as opposed to the big tent outside, but I had a small wedding (80 people) so we were within the limits for that room. The food was fantastic. I recieved many complements that the food was the best people had ever had at a wedding. Specifically, we had filet mignon as a menu option and they were cooked quite nicely to medium rare. Best of all, they take care of all of the catering, equipment, and bar. It made planning much easier for us. The only down fall is the cost (about $115/person), but thats going rate for a winery wedding.

Everything was so amazing at my wedding at Ponte!! They staff were amazing and everything went soooo smoothly without me having to lift a finger the day of the wedding! I highly reccommend having your wedding here!!

As soon as my fiance' and I looked at Ponte Winery to hold our wedding, we knew it was the place for us. The grounds are beautiful, the wedding coordinators are very friendly & attentive, and the place takes away of a lot of the planning! Our guests still rave about the stunning scenery of the ceremony and the excellent food & wine. This is a place that my husband and I will continue to visit for many years to relive wonderful memories.

We knew we wanted to get married at Ponte, so we booked our wedding the day we got engaged. The wedding coordinators were wonderful, and were always available to answer any question we had, no matter what it was in regards to. The timeline provided by the winery was especially helpful with planning our big day. The day of, it rained, so we had to do a lot of last minute revisions, including moving our ceremony from an outdoor location to indoors in the Barrel Room. Everyone was terrific, and did everything they could to make our wedding the most incredible day and evening possible! I would not hesitate to recommend this venue for a wedding and reception!!

I wanted an outdoor wedding and still something close to home. The staff was great during our wedding day, they attended to my wedding party while we took pictures. To this day, I have guests remind me how much they had enjoyed our wedding. Every year, we still return to the venue to reminisce. They've made a lot of improvements from the time we were married, which makes us want to renew our vows in the same location! The food was excellent along with having the entire location open to my guests. By the time your wedding begins, all customers are off the premise and the entire place is left to you and your guests. We truly loved this venue!

Besides a few hiccups with communication...it was absolutely amazing!!!! I had the best day of my life and it was absolutely beautiful. We got married in front of the vineyards and our reception was in the tent. It was a dream. The day of staff was absolutely amazing and were there for every need we had. They carried everything off perfectly. The site, food and drinks are awesomea and all of our guests still compliment us on everything. I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this site for your wedding in a heartbeat!

This is a great place to get married. The vineyards are beautiful and the barrel room is a gorgeous place for the reception. By far it is the best venue in the Temecula, California wine country. Furthermore, the event staff is amazing and so very detail oriented.

Lovely Venue.

Ponte was an amazing venue. The food, service, and atmosphere were superb!

Very good on wedding day, but the planner was hard to get a hold of prior to the day

BEAUTIFUL location! The staff was super helpful setting up the reception! And the bridal suite was gorgeous and had plenty of room. They treated us so great there. Made the day go by even easier.

Ponte Winery is a beautiful venue but that's the only nice thing I can say about it. The wedding coordinating staff was nice only in the very beginning but after signing the contract, everything went downhill. They made me feel very bad every time I had a question or needed help. It was like I owe them big time. I didn't experience anything like it before, all my vendors were so nice but this place, they were really hard to work with. There was a breakdown of communication on their part. Every time I emailed or called, they didn't respond until way later and usually it's after my 2nd attempt to communicate with them. When I complained to the manager abut the delayed in communication with the assigned planner, service became even worse. It felt like she was holding a grudge. Since they continued to be really unprofessional, I decided to get my own outside wedding coordinator. This place is really strict with all the vendors having 1 million dollar liability insurance. My florist had gotten in touch with them from the very beginning and I thought they had communicated to her what she needed. But very last minute before the wedding, they told her for the first time that she didn't have the right insurance. So I ended up having the cover the cost of that one day policy. The Ponte wedding planning service also had some surprises for me. There were 2 choices of color of chairs to pick out from and I submitted the order 4 months before my wedding day and I assumed everything was going okay except 2 weeks before my wedding day, they called me in to say guess what the color choice I chose for the chairs are not in good working condition anymore and I had to pay extra for the ceremony chairs and also get a outside chair rental vendor for the reception ones. Also they offered a cases of free wine as part of the package but again the wedding planner didn't care much and we went in to pick them out, she was busy and didn't come out. So we ended picking it with the wine tasting associate. He said he will ship it to us. We never got it. Then we find out weeks later, there was restrictions and we picked out wrong ones that were too expensive so we had to repick them. After I submitted my new order, still didn't receive it. Then a day after our wedding, my husband went to talk to the lady and finally we were able to get it. This venue really gave me a lot of unnecessary grief that a bride doesn't need when she's planning a wedding. They also made me paid an extra $5000-$6000 for last minute surprises. If it wasn't for my wonderful vendors and my outside coordinator, it wouldn't never came together. Ponte lacks the professionalism and basic customer service that wedding venues should have. I don't recommend this venue for any bride.